Hi AdamThese are excellent questions and a great primer for understanding how your real estate investments actually 'net' you money. 

Hence, if you are not seeing credible opportunities on a regular basis, you need to refine your activities, such as identity building, marketing collateral, outreach rituals, peer connections, conference attendance, seller communication, etc.

Excellent way to think about.

It could add credibility, but it is also like sending the recepient of your postcard to the phone book where you may not have the strongest presence.

The good news is that she was here to correct and carry on the recipe and the best news is that she was here and in excellent health.Sorry for your loss. 

However, if you have video testimonials, and vids about you walking properties, vids of you in the closing office and everyone has huge smiles and vids of you educating sellers on how to sell their house with a cash offer, you build credibility and that is going to help you.

I have 99% 5 star reviews on VRBO and 100% 5 star reviews on airbnb and just offer excellent customer service and a great vacation experience.

I keep track of actuals vs projections in my own Excel spreadsheets, so quite simple to use.I will add that for rentals, there's the 50% rule that many people post about, and with multiple properties for almost 15 years now, I find that's about true.   

(Not all traffic is the same)...Social media can aid in credibility;Remember SEO (DMM/PPC/FB/etc) + CREDIBILITY = DEALS!

Find a partner, bring value to their operation, and you will learn a lot.Joe's book is excellent.